I see a few have had this problem with the new updates. I saved the Win 8/10 fix to desk top. Rebooted. Then uploaded the new 1811 and that I see on the desktop as well. Plugged into Kid (not easy with no room for cord in the plastic cover) and lost all control of my Kid. Turned everything off so now power to kid while I biked to work....
came home tonight and turned it back on to see it still says "bootlegger 2.3 Bad Firmware". It keeps popping up a box every two seconds with a (G:) drive that doesn't want to connect. I'm in the garage with WiFi through my Iphone Hotspot. What's going on??? I really need to keep my batteries happy and now my system can't charge. NOT GOOD!
Ummm.... Not sure what I am reading in your post about WiFi etc...
can you please expand on what you said, as in how are you using all the connections from Kid to WiFi to ??
tks
My Kid has been on a shelf since we moved and it has been awhile since I upgraded it.
Having said that, doesn't the Kid use a wired USB connection to upgrade?
Like Westbranch, I am not sure about the garage and WIFI information you posted. You need to be in the room with the Kid connected via a USB cable direct to your computer. I would avoid any USB hubs or other intermediate hardware between the Kid and computer. Frankly, I would remove that Win 10 virus that seems to be a big point of failure on Kid upgrades, but that is another rant.
Anyway, some clarification may help get a useful answer.
Tom
Quote from: PKsolar on December 01, 2016, 10:06:15 PM
I see a few have had this problem with the new updates. I saved the Win 8/10 fix to desk top. Rebooted. Then uploaded the new 1811 and that I see on the desktop as well. Plugged into Kid (not easy with no room for cord in the plastic cover) and lost all control of my Kid. Turned everything off so now power to kid while I biked to work....
came home tonight and turned it back on to see it still says "bootlegger 2.3 Bad Firmware". It keeps popping up a box every two seconds with a (G:) drive that doesn't want to connect. I'm in the garage with WiFi through my Iphone Hotspot. What's going on??? I really need to keep my batteries happy and now my system can't charge. NOT GOOD!
I replied where you asked about this in another thread , that another user had the same sort of problem. You said that the drive keeps popping up on your laptop - assuming you have the usb cord from your Kid plugged directly into the laptop. The other person said that they just kept dragging the update into the drive on their laptop that would pop up for two seconds - they just kept trying to drag and drop it into that drive until it finally grabbed it and started the update. They said it took them 20 tries but finally got it to go.
I never had that problem with the Kid - the drive shows up steady on Windows for me. But as the other user said in the other post - just keep trying to drag and drop that firmware update into the drive that pops up until you get it .
Larry
if you will rerun the reg edit it should work. If you still have the problem, run the regedit, reboot the computer and then try to update the Kid.
I find that I need to rerun the regedit each time I want to update a Kid. I believe it is a win 8/10 issue about registry entries.
Hope this helps.
Thanks all!
Yes, I have the Kid plugged directly into the computer. As our WiFi doesn't pick up in the garage where the Kid is, I had to link it through my Iphone with Hotspot to stay live. One question is that do I NEED the wifi at all? When I uploaded the firmware, isn't it on my laptop now? Or, is it just a link that must be done online?
Not sure what you mean by "reg edit" ??? Do you mean dump the 10 Fix and try straight up?
I did try dragging and dropping the flashing G drive but was darn cold trying for 20 minutes.
I appreciate any help as we are to have sun today and I really need to charge the batteries.
You have me confused - Windows 10 fix was for Classic firmware uploader.
The Kid does not use that - it is just a matter of plugging the Kid into the computer, putting it into firmware update mode, and then you should see the Kid pop up on the computer as a drive ( on a Windows Explorer screen where you can see all the folders ) You then drag and drop the Kid firmware file into that drive.
Larry
Here is info on Reg Edit
http://www.isunshare.com/windows-8/open-registry-editor-in-windows-8-8.1.html
Quote from: ClassicCrazy on December 03, 2016, 10:36:22 AM
You have me confused - Windows 10 fix was for Classic firmware uploader.
The Kid does not use that - it is just a matter of plugging the Kid into the computer, putting it into firmware update mode, and then you should see the Kid pop up on the computer as a drive ( on a Windows Explorer screen where you can see all the folders ) You then drag and drop the Kid firmware file into that drive.
Larry
Larry
There is a Window 8/10 fix registry file that has to be run and the PC rebooted before trying to do the Kid Firmware update. The fix file is a reg file that disables indexing on remote drives.
Not sure why the OP is not seeing the Kid as a remote drive on his computer. Not sure that he has run the win81KidFix.reg file on his computer. His 1st post said he saved it to the desktop and rebooted his computer. So the question is did he double click the reg file so it makes the change required to the registry before rebooting.
I don't know if I ever did that fix or not on my laptop. I don't even remember last time I updated firmware if I was on Windows 10 yet or still on Windows 7 .
Thanks for clarifying that !
Larry
I know I must be missing something. I cleared off the uploads and went back to the MNS web page for Kid revisions. Now if I click on the 8/10 Fix all I get is a new tab on the Google with:
"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"DisableRemovableDriveIndexing"=dword:00000001"
Just a text box. Nothing to click on to upload. Any thoughts?
Did you shutdown and reboot after the deletion?
Sorry W7 or XP only here for me. W10 >:( :( :o :'(
Yes, I've rebooted each time I've tried a new idea from all the above help.
Wondering if someone at MNS has removed the link and that is why I only get a text message now when you click on the fix????
Mario???!
I just found the link on Midnite to this registry fix , downloaded it, ran it , and it did the fix .
http://www.midnitesolar.com/firmware/win81KidFix.reg
I confirmed that it added this fix because I looked in the regedit folder before and after I ran this .
I am using Windows 10
Larry
Thanks Larry!
So when I just clicked on your link, all I got was the text that I show above, on my Google as a new tab. No link. Does that means it is on my laptop somewhere already?
Thanks,
PK
what browser are you using ? Try a different one . I don't know what to tell you if something is messed up on your computer.
Larry
Wondering if someone at MNS has removed the link and that is why I only get a text message now when you click on the fix????
Mario???!
Thanks again, tried it in the new Edge instead of Google and was asked to run it. Then I rebooted. I see the Fix and now the new 1811 firmware. Now I'm crossing fingers...
That was it Larry! Thanks so much. Something in Google must have been preventing my upload. Used the new Microsoft Edge and everything went smoothly... Now where did I write down all my settings? Just joking. Kid working as well as it can with snow falling...
So much for that update...
It worked just fine for two weeks. Then I came home today to find the inverter turned off (due to low battery voltage) and the Whiz bang showing 12.0V AND the DA_N lode contron reading "On" even though the display continues to show LBD/LVD to be 12.5 and Float.
Very pissed off now at this product. You obviously can't trust it to hold the memory.
Please explain!
PK >:(
So on the settings, First I just realized there is a bug in the LVD if it is set for reconnect on float then it busts the feature and it will never disconnect, For now you would want to set the reconnect to a voltage.
What settings are being lost though as I have never seen any settings that get saved be lost?
Good day Larry!
It mu$t ($orry, lo$t $ome of my key$ due to $pillimg om the laptop. oop$) 8e the LVD a$ it i$ mot di$commectimg amd foumd at 11.9V. $et for t_elve.5V
PK
Quote from: PKsolar on December 27, 2016, 08:10:41 AM
Good day Larry!
It mu$t ($orry, lo$t $ome of my key$ due to $pillimg om the laptop. oop$) 8e the LVD a$ it i$ mot di$commectimg amd foumd at 11.9V. $et for t_elve.5V
PK
Huh ? What ? ????????????????????
My translation is:
It must be the LVD as it is not disconnecting and found at 11.9v. Set for twelve .5v
Correct, now let's try again with this new keyboard. Thanks for the note of Not using Float. I'll try just a voltage. So who's minding the store and doing quality control? Anyone? Quite frustrated at this product so far. A hard sell to talk about to the hundreds I give lectures to.
Thanks!
PK, did you start a repair ticket (number?) with MN?
My experience re problems has been great... actually nothing less than stellar for me at least...
Lots of support and they are not satisfied till it is right! kind of like Mike Holmes.
I would send an email to Ryan at MidNiteSolar.com...
Good day All!
So it seems to be working when I set it at the higher voltage. I kind of thought MS would monitor this part of their Website to see all the problems being solved. They'd need a new employee from what I see here as it would be a full time job. Yes, Ryan has always been good taking care of us so I let him know the specifics.
Thanks,
PK
I just updated to the new 1840 firmware.
Had the problem with the drive jumping in and out and Kid saying bad firmware. But I just went to the Midnite site and did the Windows 10 fix , restarted the computer , and that did the job- the drive showed up stable, dropped the firmware update into it - and it took . No problems now !
Larry